WTS Compliance Manager: Manage Global Tax Returns in Real Time

The WTS Compliance Manager replaces Excel spreadsheets with a centralized tax compliance tool where all tax returns are recorded in a structured manner by country, company, tax type, and year. The status of tax returns across the group is visible in real time, including processing status, responsibilities, and history – enabling efficient tracking of tax returns worldwide.

The integrated Risk & Deadline Dashboard uses risk and deadline logic (e.g., “due soon,” “stale,” “at risk”). Tax deadlines are automatically monitored, critical items are highlighted using a traffic light/heat map, and responsible parties are notified via automated reminders and escalations. The WTS Compliance Manager thus serves as an early warning system for risks related to tax returns.

Yes. The WTS Compliance Manager is designed to replace Excel for tracking the status of tax returns, monitoring tax deadlines, and managing tax processes. Standardized workflows, centralized data storage and a group-wide tax dashboard eliminate the need for manual lists while increasing transparency and audit compliance.

Through the integrated Tax Compliance Dashboard, tax deadlines are automatically monitored and prioritized by risk (e.g., “due soon,” “stale,” “at risk”). Traffic light systems, heat maps, and automated reminders and escalations provide early indications of where action is needed. In this way, the system acts as an early warning mechanism for risks related to tax returns and ensures transparent, cross-tax-type reporting.

You can get started with the Core Product Tax Returns Tracking for global status tracking and deadline monitoring. BP Tracking BP Tracking for digital tax audits can be added as an option. The Power BI Extension also provides an analytics layer for management reporting (dashboards, KPIs, heatmaps). You can start with a single module and expand the solution step by step.

Yes. Roles, workflows, reminder logic, and escalation paths can be adapted to your organizational model. You can use the WTS Compliance Manager as self-service internal tax compliance software or, in the WTS managed service model, entrust the global coordination of tasks and deadlines to us – in both cases, you retain a full overview at all times via the group-wide tax dashboard.

In the Self-Service model, you use the WTS Compliance Manager as your own platform: You manage roles, workflows, reminder logic, and deadlines internally and adapt them flexibly to your organization. In the Managed Service model, WTS handles global deadline and task management, including coordination of all parties involved; you gain full transparency via read-only dashboards and a central point of contact without any additional effort.